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In Kirk’s name, they will continue to plod through long, grueling, nonsensical arguments about Egyptian aircraft and Emmanuel Macron, with people who are simply never going to listen.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025

When it became obvious the painfully slow-paced event would plod past 4½ hours, the Draft House was closed to some teams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

In trying to make media-watching “easier,” tech has slowed the process to a maddening plod.

From Salon ● May 22, 2025

During Carnival this year, as many as 70 will plod through the swarming crowds each day, Edington said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

Trudging forward like a sleepwalker in the bitter cold, I make my way down the driveway, then turn left and plod up the rutted dirt road to the falling-down bridge.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Federal support has served as a stock catalyst over the past few months as Oklo plods toward profitability.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

These CGI beasts, along with their size, age, and temperament, matter more as “House of the Dragon” plods on.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024

There’s something conspiratorial in a song like “World on a String,” which plods forward with a slow menace, as inviting as it is eerie.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

But mostly “Next Goal Wins” just plods along, agreeable and familiar and instantly forgettable.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

He has his hat pulled down low, mute-mode style, and slowly plods forward.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

We plodded through the powder, passing deer tracks as we moved, until we reached a small clearing with several promising candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

After the increasingly disastrous three “Jurassic World” movies, which were vacuums of appeal as their star Chris Pratt plodded about bemoaning his precious housebroken velociraptors, the “Jurassic” series desperately needed a shot in the arm.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025

Part of this expectation has been shaped by a tumultuous history, where people gritted their teeth through the pain of wars and famine, and plodded on.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024

But people must document 80 monthly hours of work, study, rehabilitation or volunteering to be eligible for Georgia’s Pathways program, and enrollment has plodded, with fewer than 1,100 people signed up through October.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

I made my way to the Mess, the wheels of my thoughts turning slowly as I plodded along.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

"We just have to keep going as best we can, we have to keep plodding on."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

This seems useful: the computer taking on work that plodding through yourself takes your time but brings no emotional payoff or personal growth.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Denton’s late-summer start date shows that Nike’s turnaround is plodding along, but will take time.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Improvements to Los Angeles International Airport have been plodding: The People Mover train’s opening date has been delayed again to June 2026.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

The distance between the men and the errant robot was being cut down momentarily—more by the efforts of Speedy than the slow plodding of the fifty-year-old antique mounts of Donovan and Powell.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov